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Trevor Bentham (born 11 October 1943) is a British former stage manager and screenwriter (A Month by the Lake and The Clandestine Marriage). For 22 years, he was the partner of British actor Sir Nigel Hawthorne. They met in 1968 when Bentham was stage-managing the Royal Court Theatre.
Trevor Bentham (1979–2001; his death) Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby , the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister .
Aug 5, 2002 · For 22 years theatre company manager Trevor Bentham was the loving, creative constant in Nigel Hawthorne's life. The life of an actor is a life spent giving away dreams to strangers who sit...
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Trevor Bentham was born in 1943 in England, UK. He is a writer, known for A Month by the Lake (1995), The Clandestine Marriage (1998) and Cluedo (1990).
Jan 22, 2003 · Around 1978 he fell “sensibly in love” for the first time in his life and settled into a highly successful relationship with Trevor Bentham who wrote this autobiography’s touching epilogue (as...
You told us your memories of this versatile actor and his many roles. This debate is now closed. Read a selection of your comments below and the note of thanks for the tributes sent by his partner...
An intensely private person, he was upset at having been involuntarily outed as gay in 1995 in the publicity surrounding the Academy Awards, but he did attend the ceremony with his long-time partner Trevor Bentham, speaking openly about being gay in interviews and his autobiography, Straight Face, which was published posthumously.
